Destin has erected new pedestrian crosswalks which become active tomorrow.

It’s about time. I was horrified recently while driving through Destin at night. People were dashing across the road every which way – it was a kind of suicide game you expect some people to lose. Check the records for pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Destin and you’ll see quite a few do.

Doomcasters are saying the crosswalks will contribute to traffic problems in Destin. The article I read didn’t leave me with that impression. The crosswalks are synchronized with the traffic lights so that they activate when the lights turn red. That shouldn’t slow traffic.

Whether they do or don’t, I say let’s try ’em out and see what happens.